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TT Word List 1-5

SAT Words for Wheatley's class

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abjure renounce under oath; to recant
abrogate to abolish or annul
acumen quickness and keenness of judgment
antebellum belonging to a period before a war
auspicious marked by success or favorable circumstances
belie to give a false representation; misrepresent
chicanery deception by trickery
churlish vulgar; having a bad disposition
circumlocution the use of unnescessarily wordy and indirect language
circumnavigate to proceed completely around
deciduous shedding foliage at end of growing season; falling off or shedding at a specific stage of growth
deleterious having a harmful effect; injurious
diffident shy, timid; lacking self-confidence
enervate weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
circum- around
de- down from
cadere to fall
navigate to sail
dis- not
fidere to trust
nervus sinew
e-, ex- out of, from
ab- away
iurare to swear
rogare to ask
acuere to sharpen
acus needle
ante- before
bellum war
chicane to deceive
churl rude person
loqui to speak
enfranchise to free endow with citizenship
epiphany sudden revelation of meaning
equinox 2 times a year when day and night are equal
evanescent vanishing like vapor
expurgate to remove obscene material from a book, movie, website, etc.
epi- forth
phan- to show
equi- equal
nox-, noct- night
evanescere to vanish
e-, ex- away
vanescere to disappear
purgare to cleanse
purus pure
facetious playful witty humor; jocular
fatuous silly or foolish; silly in a dim-witted way
fatuus idiotic; silly
feckless lacking vitality, ineffective, feeble
fiduciary held in trust; related to paper currency
gauche lacking social grace or polish; tactless or awkward
facetus witty
Created by: wheatleyc
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